Venezuela: Opposition leader Guaido calls for ‘million volunteers’ in aid standoff
CARACAS, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido set a goal of enlisting a million volunteers within a…
Group of 25 Canadian students flees Haiti unrest
OTTAWA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A group of 25 Canadian school students from Quebec and three chaperones were able to…
US Pentagon chief said he felt ‘welcomed’ on European tour
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said he felt “very welcomed” during his trip this week…
State Department spokeswoman Nauert ends bid to be next US ambassador to UN
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert has withdrawn from consideration to be the next US ambassador…
Cuban Population Decreases By Over 11,000 In 2018
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 17 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Cuba’s population decreased by over 11,000 people at the end of 2018, official…
Salvadoran woman accused of having abortion freed pending new trial
ILOPANGO (El Salvador), Feb 16 (NNN-EFE) — A young Salvadoran woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for allegedly aborting…
Mexico announces 5.2 billion USD bailout for Pemex
MEXICO CITY, Feb 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Mexican government said that it will provide 107 billion pesos (5.2 billion U.S.…
Polls critical to future of democracy in Nigeria, across Africa – U.S.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States says Nigeria’s presidential elections slated for Feb 23, is critical to the…
Brazil arrests 8 Vale employees over mining dam disaster
SAO PAULO, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian authorities arrested eight employees of mining giant Vale on Friday over a dam collapse at…
US sanctions Venezuela officials close to ‘former President’ Maduro
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury announced it was imposing sanctions on five intelligence and security officials close…